Is being gay normal scientifically
Being gay is not a choice for people. Instead, it appears to be a fundamental part of who someone is. It is not a learned behavior. Which also means that people cannot “unlearn” their sexual orientation. Of course just because we know it isn’t usually a learned behavior, that doesn’t mean that we have a good explanation for what is going on biologically. We don’t. What we do know is.
By Sara Reardon. Controversial results released in suggested a genetic link between bisexuality and risk-taking , but many researchers found flaws in the methodology. Few aspects of human biology are as complex—or politically fraught—as sexual orientation.
The most scientifically plausible theories, according to the review, propose that sexual orientation is a product of biology and social factors, to varying degrees for different people.
Late last month, a team of MIT and Harvard scientists published a landmark study of the genetic basis for sexual orientation in the journal Science. The study contained two key findings. In scientific terms, same-sex orientation and behavior are highly polygenetic.
Being gay is not a choice for people. Instead, it appears to be a fundamental part of who someone is. It is not a learned behavior. Which also means that people cannot “unlearn” their sexual orientation. Of course just because we know it isn’t usually a learned behavior, that doesn’t mean that we have a good explanation for what is going on biologically. We don’t. What we do know is.
Sexual orientation is one of the largest sex differences in humans. The vast majority of the population is heterosexual, that is, they are attracted to members of the opposite sex. However, a small but significant proportion of people are bisexual or homosexual and experience attraction to members of the same sex.
The most scientifically plausible theories, according to the review, propose that sexual orientation is a product of biology and social factors, to varying degrees for different people.
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